In furtherance of a LYS Nation tradition, we will take this time to tip our caps to the campuses that have embraced the most important step in creating and maintaining an action oriented professional learning community.  These are the campuses that have conducted an extraordinary number of formative classroom observations in a given month.  There were a total of 6,351 PowerWalks conducted during the past month and the March targets for Hero School designation were:

Big Schools – 220 PowerWalks Observations Medium Sized Schools – 160 PowerWalks Observations Small Schools – 90 PowerWalks Observations Very Small Schools – 50 PowerWalks Observations

Due to Spring Break, the Easter Holiday, and the beginning of state testing for many schools we will leave the April targets the same:

Your April Hero School Targets Big Schools – 220 PowerWalks Observations Medium Sized Schools – 160 PowerWalks Observations Small Schools – 90 PowerWalks Observations Very Small Schools – 50 PowerWalks Observations

Now without further ado, here are your twenty-four PowerWalks Hero Schools for the month of March 2014.  Congratulations!!!

Elementary Schools Junior High and Middle Schools Alternative Schools Combined Campuses High Schools
McFee ES (CFISD: mid-sized school) – 443 Kerr MS (BISD: mid-sized school) – 204 San Marcos (JWJPCS: very small school) – 132 Fairdale HS (JCPS: big school) – 517
Bell’s Hill ES (WISD: small school) – 251 Cesar Chavez MS (WISD: mid-sized school) – 202 Afton Oaks (JWJPCS: very small school) – 66 Saginaw HS (EMSISD: large school) – 314
JH Hines ES (WISD: small school) – 230 Carver MS (WISD: mid-sized school) – 201 Kennedale HS (KISD: mid-sized school) – 162
Frazier ES (CFISD: mid-sized school) – 198 Marlin MS (MISD: small school) – 98 Mathis HS (MISD: small school) – 146
Dean Highland ES (WISD: small school) – 182 Mathis MS (MISD: small school) – 97
Marlin ES (MISD: small school) – 149 Dublin IS (DISD: very small school) – 50
Dublin ES (DISD: very small school) – 144
West Ave ES (WISD: small school) – 144
Ray ES (HISD: small school) – 136
Crestview ES (WISD: small school) – 115
Hutto ES (HISD: small school) – 105
Startzville ES (Comal ISD: small school) – 94


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